Corkscrew with point protector



Jan. 6, 1948. [PPQLITO 2,434,212

CORKSCREW WITH POINT PROTECTOR Filed March 21, 1945 IN V EN TOR. Gaspar Jjapolz'l Patented Jan. 6, 1948 UNlED STATES ATENT OFFICE CORKSCREW WITH POINT PROTECTOR Gaspar Ippolito, New York, N. Y. Application March 21, 1945, Serial No. 583,932

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in an all purpose opener.

More particularly, the invention proposes the construction of an opener as mentioned which is characterized by a rigid sheet metal member having a screw-driver portion at one end, a bottle can opener and can puncturer portion at the other Lid, and a central cutout portion for a corkscrew at the center. It is proposed to extend a corkscrew across said central cutout portion and to pivotally mount said corkscrew on the material of said member to one side of said central cutout portion.

It is proposed that said corkscrew have a wire base portion which includes a coil against one face of said member and which continues into a strand passing through said member, and said strand continuing into a side section extending along the other face of said member.

The all purpose opener can be used to remove bottle caps, to puncture the tops of tin cans, to remove corks from bottles and also may be used as a screw-driver. The screw-driver end will open cans having a flat top cover over them. It can also be used to pry loose thumb tacks.

The invention also contemplates a simple arrangement by which the corkscrew may be held in the folded condition in which its pointed end is shielded.

Still further, it is proposed to construct the opener as described, which essentially consists of two parts only.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and the appended claim in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a, perspective view of an opener constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary elevational view looking in the direction of the arrows from line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an elevational view of an all-purpose opener constructed in accordance with a modified form of this invention.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

The all purpose opener, in accordance with that form of the invention disclosed in Figs. 1 to 3, includes a, rigid sheet-metal member I!) having a screw-driver portion H at one end and a bottlecap opener and can puncturer portion l2 at the other end. The rigid sheet metal member H] has a central cut-out portion l3 for a corkscrew. A corkscrew [4 extends across said central cutout portion l3 and is pivotally mounted on the material of said member to one side of said central cutout portion I l. Said corkscrew It has a wire base portion which includes a curl portion l5 disposed against one face of said member EU, said curl portion 15 continuing into a strand it passing through said member ID and said strand l5 continuing into a side portion l7 extending along the other face of said member ID.

The corkscrew It has its outer edge l8 pointed in the usual way. It is formed from curl Wire material. The member Ill has a, notch H! by which it may be engaged over the edge of some part that is to be bent or broken.

In Figs. 4 and 5 a modified form of the invention has been disclosed in which the corkscrew M has the strand portion 16 passing through an elongated opening 20 in member iii. A leaf spring 2| engages against the strand portion l6, normally urging the corkscrew l4 forwards. The remote edge of the central cutout I3 is formed with a split edge portion 22, forming a pocket for receiving the pointed end 18 of the corkscrew M.

The manner of using this form of the invention follows:

The resilient spring 2| tends to urge the corkscrew I4 into a position in which its pointed end will be retained Within the pocket formed by the split edge portion 22 to retain the corkscrew in an inoperative position. To release the pointed end ll? of the corkscrew M, to free it to be moved to an operative position, it is merely necessary to apply pressure to the corkscrew Hi in a longitudinal direction against the action of the spring 2|, to withdraw the pointed end 58 from the pocket formed by the split-edges portion 22 to free the corkscrew M to be pivoted to a right angular operative position relative to the rigid sheet-metal member It). To return the corkscrew to its inoperative position, the above procedure is reversed.

In other respects this form of the invention is similar to that previously shown and like reference numerals identify like parts in each of the several views.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications com- 3 ing within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

An all purpose opener, comprising a shank having on one end an L-shaped arm providing a finger hold and an offset lug located forwardly of said arm, a spiral corkscrew having an offset trunnion in its rear end pivotally engaged with said offset lug, a wire member having an arm which engages the shank of the spiral corkscrew and a loop which bears against the side of the offset lug, a flat spring secured to said offset lug to engage said wire loop, and a lug extending lateral of the first-named shank and provided with a pocket to receive the point of the corkscrew, whereby said corkscrew point will be normally guarded when the said corkscrew is in folded position on the shank, the L-shaped arm 4 providing means for holding the first-named shank when the corkscrew is operated.

GASPER IPPOLITO.

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